Meet the Penniwells team

Treadmill running is just not the same...... This was a week or 2 ago but as much as it has its uses I hate it!

On to more fun things....  I spent 6 hours at Penniwells today. Leading, side helping, skipping out, sweeping, filling water buckets, putting ponies in fields, putting up posters with the just giving code, sorting out hay and the haysteamer.... oh and finally sorting out the dishwasher.

A little bit of everything you could say.  I also managed to keep hold of my phone on my way to Penniwells (unlike the week of regionals!)  See?

Because today I walked there.  No more car lifts for me, I'm getting there under my own steam.  However, having done a Body Pump class at the gym yesterday and also because I was carrying my boots I decided to walk there today and think about a jog back.  So 20 mins later I arrived.  Ever since I moved to my current location, in fact even before hand i think, I had looked up where the nearest RDA was.  Being a mile down the road was a big selling point for me being in Borehamwood!!

Anyway, a few other photos from today during the changeable weather....

Somewhere over the back there is the London skyline - when its nice and clear!

So anyway back to meeting the Penniwell team.

Here's Coco - otherwise known as Bean  (I'm slightly embarrassed to say it took me a couple of weeks to get the connect between these names).  On the right is his cheeky face, also known as "Watch out i'm going to get you as you walk out of the tack room Ha Ha Ha!!"  but he does have a cute look too and as much as he tries to nip sometimes I do have a big big soft spot for him.

This is Peggy.  Very sweet but does need to learn some manners, she is the baby of the group though.

Pod is a sweatheart, a gentle giant.

 Here we have Mr RDA Horse of the Year 2015 himself - Prince.  He does like to think he's a racehorse at times though and if he wants to walk, we walk.  Very Huggable.

Prince has lodgers in his stables and they have increased in number in the last few weeks - not sure whether he charges rent

Tyson, who i also have a very big soft spot for because he is hugely huggable and has such a gentle nature, didn't have time for a selfie with me.  His hay might have been stolen or disappeared so he had to concentrate on eating it.

See? No interest at all.

Anyway, after those 6 hours, that stubborn determination in me decided to try and run back, having left me boots in the staff room ready for wednesday.  I managed most of the way, just not the final hill which is so steep my car would probably only take it in 2nd or 3rd gear.  Something to work on I think.

I still made it back it half the time it took me to walk it though.

That's good enough for now.

Thank you for reading (if you made it to the end) and please do donate to either Bambers Green if you are a Bishops Stortford person or Penniwells if you are connected in some way - any way! It really doesn't matter.  They are both amazing groups, doing amazing things.